Nutrition

for good health

Sugar and salt are bodily needs
adding taste for everyone
But over-eating is a bad habit
that should never have begun

 

What we learn to like is our habit
learned well in our early years
The eating can lead to obesity
more deadly that it appears

 

Purveyors of food have no mercy
its a business with a need to sell
Our demand for sweet and salty
is a cause of our being unwell

 

Hunger is a drive we all feel
but less food will not make us ill
It actually inspires more movement
giving us years to enjoy our fill

 

Body weight is mostly due to water
it is usually in short supply
Drinking some before we eat
is dieting everyone should try

 

it quiets the stomach contractions
that tell us its a time to eat
The water will help with digestion
the body will see it as a treat

 

Societies that eat less food
and closer to a body's need
Will have fewer heart problems
for them its good news indeed

 

Controlling our own nutrition
is the best way to our good health
So much a better way to feel
than having a lot of wealth

 

10.18.2011
:-)